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Entry 4 senses · 2 variants Webster, 1913

Export

/ĕksʹpôrt/ · Ex·port · IPA /ˈɛks.pɔɹt/
01 v. t. To carry away; to remove.
imp. & p. p. Exported; p. pr. & vb. n. Exporting
  1. 1.
    To carry away; to remove.[Obs.]
    “[They] export honor from a man, and make him a return in envy.” — Bacon.
  2. 2.
    To carry or send abroad, or out of a country, especially to foreign countries, as merchandise or commodities in the way of commerce; -- the opposite of import; as, to export grain, cotton, cattle, goods, etc.
02 n. The act of exporting; exportation; as, to prohibit the export of wheat or tobacco.
  1. 1.
    The act of exporting; exportation; as, to prohibit the export of wheat or tobacco.
  2. 2.
    That which is exported; a commodity conveyed from one country or State to another in the way of traffic; -- used chiefly in the plural, exports.
    “The ordinary course of exchange . . . between two places must likewise be an indication of the ordinary course of their exports and imports.” — A. Smith.